All railway stations in Italian Somaliland were served by the Mogadishu–Villabruzzi Railway of 114 kilometres (71 mi).[1]
| Name | Distance | Altitude | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mogadishu[2] | 0 km (0.0 mi) | 0 m (0 ft) | [3] |
| Bridge over the Shebelle River | 30 km (18.6 mi) | 18 m (59 ft) | [4] |
| Afgooye | 50 km (31.1 mi) | 64 ft (20 m) | |
| Adale | 66 km (41.0 mi) | 78 m (256 ft) | |
|
Garsala |
80 km (49.7 mi) | 88 m (289 ft) | |
| Moico | 90 km (55.9 mi) | 91 m (299 ft) | |
| Bridge over the Shebelle River | 111 km (69.0 mi) | 96 m (315 ft) | [5] |
| Villaggio Duca degli Abruzzi (modern day Jowhar) | 114 km (70.8 mi) | 108 m (354 ft) |
The Railway stations in Somalia, with the exception of the one of the capital Mogadiscio,[6] were very simple and often were simple wood structures without passenger services. Some structures of the Mogadiscio station were dismantled by the British during World War II and sent to India.
The railway of Somalia italiana connected the capital city Mogadishu with Afgooye, and subsequently—after 1929—with Villaggio Duca degli Abruzzi, typically called Villabruzzi (present-day Jowhar). The line in the early 1930s was served mainly by FIAT-TIBB diesel machines.[7] The line and the stations were built by the Italians but were later dismantled by British troops during World War II.[8]
In 1940, the construction of a larger and more modern railway station in Mogadishu (similar to the one in Addis Ababa) was proposed, but the beginning of World War II blocked it.
